Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“If we know someone is housing insecure, food insecure, or financially insecure, we have resources to help those students,” says Alexander, referencing AAP’s emergency response crisis team (ERCT) and noting that between 3,000 and 3,800 students engage with ERCT each quarter, over 10,000 per year.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 3, 2025

Haolan is a Post-graduate Tutor at the Biomedical Teaching Organisation, and a Doctoral Student in Diabetes and Steroid Endocrinology. Postgraduate student-led tutorial is a cornerstone of undergraduate curriculum in the Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences and beyond. Mar 3, 2025

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

You might think that the teaching content in a professional vocational degree like medicine – defined by the governing body the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and detailing what a medical student should know as they exit their undergraduate programme and embark on their first day as a junior doctor – would be almost entirely prescriptive.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. We offer up to 6 spaces within each cohort, and the students selected are ones who show a keen interest in working in Higher Education in the future. Some of the students also attend staff talks on educational topics, which they find helpful for their own teaching.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

Photo credit: iStock CC0 In this post, Margaret MacDougall and Sophia Wong Ching Hwai share their thoughts on implementing per-session feedback as an effective way of creating a sense of partnership between students and instructors and enhancing student engagement.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 24, 2019

We were keen to work with students as pedagogical co-creators – developing the learning strategy and resources – and hoped that this kind of partnership would enhance the process and the outcomes of the curriculum design by introducing new and potentially different perspectives and experiences.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He discusses how the integration of these AI-driven tools into his coursework not only enhances the efficiency of learning complex programming concepts but also redefines the pedagogical strategies aimed at fostering deeper student engagement and understanding.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

CC0 Q: What do a laboratory at 4700m, 34 Edinburgh students, and a bulldozer have in common? A: The APEX 5 high altitude medical research expedition, which gave its student volunteers and organisers a unique and unforgettable learning experience. Our research at 4,700m – 3.5

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 6, 2025

Credit: Pixabay In this explorative post, Dr. Kirsten Cowan, a dedicated researcher and educator at The University of Edinburgh’s Business School, delves into the transformative potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in classroom settings.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Research-led teaching and learning This month, I have found defining research-led teaching and learning quite tricky as there seem to be a few interpretations of what it means in HE. Conversely, integrating research and teaching can be immensely rewarding for academics.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Dr Neil Hudson, Senior Veterinary Clinical Lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education reflects on the benefits of enabling undergraduate students to participate in teaching. Feb 3, 2017

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To get around my fears, I realised that using a more interactive lesson meant more freedom in what I was saying and kept students engaged. Neil adds: The work with schools has really been embraced by our students. I was most nervous about having to deliver a lesson within time. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed the trip.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

We’re on track to grow our student body from just under 35,000 to 40,000 over the next five years, and we have plans to build 5,000 additional student housing units in the same time frame, transforming what traditionally had been a commuter campus into a campus village. plus grade point averages and 34s on the ACT).

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Credit: EPSRC Proteus In this post, Dr Helen Szoor-McElhinney, an Engagement Strategist in the Deanery of Clinical Sciences, showcases the University of Edinburgh’s first Interdisciplinary Health and Wellbeing Science Shop, Our Health. What health research agendas would they set if they could?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2018

While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected. Research is something that happens upstream, where experts produce ideas. The course is designed to bridge the gap between teaching and research. General discussion ensued.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

Take, for example, medical professionals in practice and research who are siloed from the experience of minority communities. Utilize alumni networking Rice has experienced firsthand the importance of a college network for students, and the same support must be extended to first-generation students.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In this post, Isla Petrie, a senior student at the Medical School, reflects on an exciting student-led research expedition in the mountains of South America, organised through Student Partnership Agreement funding.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Student-led APEX6 high-altitude expedition to the Bolivian Andes. Image credit: Isla Petrie, Medical Student Welcome to the September-October Hot Topic: Student Partnership Agreement 2022. 2022/23 Student Partnership Agreement Funding It is also an opportune time to raise awareness of the new call for funding for 2022-23.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In this post, Isla Petrie, a senior student at the Medical School, reflects on an exciting student-led research expedition in the mountains of South America, organised through Student Partnership Agreement funding. The expedition proved an incredibly exciting experience for the students involved.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition, the group is responsible for monitoring the research work funded by the Lecture Recording Programme as part of PTAS. The team is using a “research through design” approach, working with students both as learners and as researchers. Oct 31, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Student Research Course Foundation (SRCF) is a 10-credit course taken in the second year of the five-year undergraduate Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) degree. It is designed around a student-led group research project, allowing students to self-select their group and topic.

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Clark Nesxen

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Research bears out just how valuable CTE programs at community and technical colleges are, and the quality of learning spaces has an impact on student success. Cape Fear Community College recently developed a Veterinary Medical Technology program based on local workforce demand.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

In this episode , Dr Emily O’Reilly and alumnus Andrew Strankman from the School of Biomedical Sciences discuss their fantastic research project on podcasting in education, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme. What do students think about podcasts? What are the kinds of podcasts that we currently have on offer?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

In this episode , Dr Emily O’Reilly and alumnus Andrew Strankman from the School of Biomedical Sciences discuss their fantastic research project on podcasting in education, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme. What do students think about podcasts? What are the kinds of podcasts that we currently have on offer?

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

They progress to big picture thinking, drawing attention to the importance of a number of areas prominent in the wider Higher Education zeitgeist: student-owned spaces; citizenship; interdisciplinary research; forum; catalyst; community; and collaborative learning.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr Avita Rath is a year 3 distance learning student ( MSc Clinical Education ) at Edinburgh Medical School. Design I designed a formative peer feedback activity for year 3 undergraduate dental students around a few periodontics topics using Padlet; an interactive, collaborative learning platform.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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CAPD

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Work with thier principal data scientist to analyze student engagement in their educational games while exploring vast datasets. As an intern, you will also interact and engage with program participants and staff, while implementing various aspects of research to make programmatic recommendations and increase organizational efficiency.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 19, 2023

One way to go about this, as evidence suggests, is to record audio, video or screencasts, or a combination, and even better if accompanied by written feedback that identifies areas of improvement and stimulates further engagement with the topic. Such formats aid student motivation and are suitable for a large cohort (Ryan, 2018).

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Photo courtesy of Elisa Cardamone In this post, PhD students, Elisa Cardemone, David Vaca Benavides, Godrey Wanok, and Emilie McSwiggan, who are part of the Advanced Care Research Centre Academy (ACRC), discuss how they developed a successful leadership project from receiving a Student Partnership Agreement grant. Who are we?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Through the MSc Performance Psychology programme at the University of Edinburgh, I, along with my dissertation supervisor (Dr Amanda Martindale), was able to partner with the NHS to investigate this idea further, specifically with scrub nurse practitioners serving on organ retrieval teams for my dissertation research.

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CAPD

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These amazing students engage in a months-long exercise in critical introspection and personal growth, supported by the expert mentorship provided by Kim Benard and her team in the Distinguished Fellowships Office and by the dedicated faculty, staff, and graduate students who serve on the Distinguished Fellowships Committee.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is the second in a two-part conversation facilitated by Teaching Matters’ Eric Berger, which allows Emily and Andrew to consider the ‘whys, whats, and hows’ of podcasting through the lens of their PTAS-funded research project on educational podcasts.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

This is the second in a two-part conversation facilitated by Teaching Matters’ Eric Berger, which allows Emily and Andrew to consider the ‘whys, whats, and hows’ of podcasting through the lens of their PTAS-funded research project on educational podcasts.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 4, 2017

Research proves that students perceive multimedia feedback (either video or audio) as more individualised and easier to comprehend and act upon ( West and Turner 2015 ). Video assessment and feedback improves student engagement by reaching those students who are more “visually oriented”. & Turner, W.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, Alexas_Fotos, CC0 Have you ever used blogging as a research tool? Several themes identified in our data were also seen within the research presented in Dr Anna Wood’s blog Lecture recording and the issue of flipped classes. The first-year veterinary student and mental health: the role of common stressors.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 9, 2020

For instance, during the covid-19 epidemic, twenty recent social work graduates from the School of Social and Political Science took part in the fight against the virus right after graduating, while students in their last year of medical studies were able to graduate early to join in as well. Jul 9, 2020

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